Sale reports / Missouri / Joplin Regional Stockyards / 2025-11-26

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Wed, Nov 26
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1797
joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333
Slaughter Cattle receipts
415 head
284 vs last sale 699 61 vs year ago 476 · 12.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
97 head
202 vs last sale 299 15 vs year ago 82 · +18.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold steady with slaughter bulls selling 4.00-7.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,610184.572,97236
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,485180.002,6731thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,476155.292,29269
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,222146.961,796112
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,033123.011,271121

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$3,5002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$2,9503thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,101$2,73424
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$2,6002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$2,5002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$3,7503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)895$2,5502thin

Every lot, as filed

31 lots · USDA AMS · Joplin Regional Stockyards Slaughter/Replacement Cattle- Carthage, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29703,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503
Bulls1,625184.09/cwt175.00–192.502,99127
Bulls1,763206.04/cwt192.50–218.003,6324
Bulls1,407170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3925
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518168.10/cwt162.00–176.002,55222
CowsLean 85-90%1,010130.75/cwt122.00–140.001,32144
CowsBoner 80-85%1,229148.03/cwt142.50–155.001,81963
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1892,763.37/head2,700.00–3,000.002,76316
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1803,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,070275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,9435
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1803,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2759258.12/cwt255.00–260.001,9595
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,202202.90/cwt177.50–215.002,43917
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2403,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,056195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,05911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,177158.84/cwt155.00–167.501,87022
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244134.77/cwt125.00–141.001,67727
Bred CowsMedium 28202,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9503
Stock CowsMedium 1-2840260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1842
Bred CowsMedium 29302,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Bred CowsMedium 1-28702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6005
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,485180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,6731
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,467151.37/cwt145.00–159.002,22139
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,405139.21/cwt137.50–140.001,9568
CowsLean 85-90%89099.58/cwt99.00–100.008867
CowsLean 85-90%1,039145.67/cwt142.50–155.001,51417
CowsLean 85-90%1,070112.40/cwt102.50–122.501,20353

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.